Emil Jannings is superb as the stolid, bourgeois Professor Rath. Marlene Dietrich is in her element as Lola, the brazenly sexual cabaret singer who readily becomes the subject (rather than object) of his obsession. And sadomasochism rules in this acerbic tragicomedy.
Der blaue Engel (1930)
Marlene Dietrich is unforgettable as Lola in Josef von Sternberg’s story of obsession.
- 1930 Germany
- Directed by
- Josef von Sternberg
- Produced by
- Erich Pommer
- Written by
- Robert Liebmann, Josef von Sternberg, Carl Zuckmayer, Karl Vollmöller, Thomas Mann
- Featuring
- Emil Jannings, Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Gerron
- Running time
- 106 minutes
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